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Who's reading what?
This "Who's Reading What" display chart is used for students to showcase what they are reading.
Driving professional conversations in our schools
The new teacher evaluation and development system can help to empower us as professional educators to get the support that our classrooms and schools need.
De Blasio’s agenda for schools and city fuels optimism
UFT members hope Bill de Blasio lives up to his campaign promises on education and sets a different tone at City Hall, especially with regard to how children and educators are treated.
Save the Date: Annual Guidance Counselors Conference
Save the date for this year's Guidance Counselor Conference on Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.!
DOE's curricula not ready for prime time
Common Core curricula that schools across the city have adopted this year at the behest of the Department of Education are not ready for prime time, according to exasperated teachers who have been trying to implement the new programs.
Recovery of the few: a tale of two cities
The popular myth is that New York City has fully come back from the 2007–08 recession. But the reality is that only the very rich have come roaring back. The rest of us, the 99 percent who are the middle or lower income, actually lost ground. Here is...
New evaluation complaint form available
A new online form that went live on Oct. 28 provides a formal way to address issues that teachers may be facing with implementation of the evaluation system.
Evaluation problems 'worse than imagined'
The UFT has filed 17 union-initiated grievances over implementation of the new teacher evaluation system based on problems brought to the union’s attention by teachers, chapter leaders and district representatives around the city.